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How brand monitoring works

Find out what your customers really think about you, if you dare.

Achieving Growth | Analysis

Urie calls the shots at Metrodome

Some people are suited to early retirement. Peter Urie, CEO of independent film distributor Metrodome, is not one of them.

Styles of leadership

Every team needs the right mix of intelligence and assertiveness. Chris Ingram looks at the different personality types found in every office and how best to manage and motivate them.

Does location matter in business?

We’ve all heard the old estate agent saying, ‘location, location, location’. But does the same principle apply to business? Gill Hunt, MD of online consultant marketplace Skillfair, argues that being out of town does not mean being out on a limb.

Achieving Growth | Profiles

Attractions of Alternext

Web entrepreneur Luca Ascani explains why he chose Paris-based Alternext over AIM to list his latest venture GoAdv.

Rising star: Marc Koska

Marc Koska’s spent 24 years working on his single-use syringe, which is designed to reduce the spread of disease in poor countries. His company Star Syringe is now profitable with revenues of £1.5 million.

Media mogul: Kishore Lulla

Media company Eros International released five of Bollywood’s top ten films in 2007. We interview the CEO.

Research

Institutional Investors in AIM 2008

Growth Company Investor presents this brand new research of institutional activity on AIM.

Spotlight on AIM 2008

This unique research report provides a comprehensive assessment of AIM and reveals the best-and worst-performing stocks on AIM of last year.

VCT Special Report 2008

A comprehensive report on VCTs and over £1 billion in investment trusts just waiting to be invested in fast growth ventures.

7 Key Criteria for Choosing a Managed File Transfer Solution

Learn why using email or FTP to send large files is such a bad idea.

Accelerating the Next Phase of Virtualization

How do you make virtualization a reality for your enterprise without your users taking a performance hit?

Amplifying the Value of Travel & Expense Automation

Learn how to maximize the value of T&E spend.

The Bentley laptop

Not everyone does badly in a recession, and if you're one of the lucky ones, what better way to show it than by strutting about with a laptop made from a luxury car?

What I'd do with £500,000

Successful entrepreneurs have that magical touch when it comes to investing their money in both business and pleasure. We asked five owner-managers how they would choose to spend a £500,000 windfall.

The S2u Upright Bike

Think “online racing” and the image that springs to mind is of inactive teenagers who can hardly remember the last time they set foot outside.

Where next for the UK economy?

With the banking crisis starting to hit the real economy, business leaders and analysts give us their outlook for the months ahead.

Businesses which break the mould

Everyone pays lip service to innovation, but fostering creativity then harnessing it commercially isn’t as easy as it sounds.

Wish I'd known... Richard Denny

Gentleman wheeler-dealer Richard Denny is a direct descendant of Sir Walter Raleigh and former partner of Tariq Bin Laden.

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